From the Great Falls Police Department on Monday, 5/19/25 at around 1:00 PM: “NEWS RELEASE – Homicide Investigation Update: Yesterday (5/18/25), at 5:57 PM, 911 dispatchers received report of a female causing a disturbance at the Roberts Apartments located at 6 6th St S. Investigation of the incident revealed that a female, later identified as…
Foul Play Suspected, School District Votes, And More
Great Falls School Districted Trustees elected, Turoski, Johnson, and Duff win seats, Rosales is odd man out. – From KRTV Montana Legislature adjourns 69th session. – From MTPR Murder suspected in Havre woman’s death. – From FOX NonStop Local Mixed results in Montana school district levy votes. From Montana Free Press
Interested In Serving On The Great Falls Public Library Board Of Trustees?
The City of Great Falls is seeking applications for an opening on the Great Falls Public Library Board Of Trustees. Here is the information from the City website that you need to know if you’re interested: Library Board of Trustees consists of five members and exists to advise, recommend and advocate for the library in the…
So Far, Two File For Great Falls Mayor, Three For City Commission
Filing opened last week for the Great Falls municipal election, which is Tuesday, November 4th this year. Incumbent mayor Cory Reeves has filed for reelection as has incumbent city commissioner Joe McKenney. Also filing for commission seats are Pete Anderson and Matthew Pipinich, and for mayor, Jasmine Taylor, according to the Cascade County Elections Office…
Transgender Bill Signed, Robbery Suspect Caught, And More
Montana Transgender Bills Signed Into Law Gov. Greg Gianforte signed two bills into law Thursday that restrict transgender Montanans access to public accommodations and school sports. – From MTPR Great Falls Robbery Suspect Caught After High-Speed Chase The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday named Bradley Arlyn Boulduc as the suspect in an armed robbery…
Great Falls Citizens’ Questions Answered
Whenever I get questions or concerns from folks in our community, if I don’t know the answer, I ask City staff to respond to the concern or question and then I pass it along to the person who asks. I’ve done this a lot over the several years I’ve served as your city commissioner, and…
More Great Falls Graffiti, MT Legislature At Halfway Point, And More
An increase in the defacement of property and graffiti in Great Falls, from KRTV:“The City of Great Falls is cracking down on graffiti within the city after recently seeing a rise in defacement of property, and is asking the public to help report graffitied areas.“ The Montana state legislature has reached the transmittal break, from…
SB 266 Not Good For Great Falls
SB 266 has not yet been passed into law, but if it were to be passed this legislative session, here is a predictive scenario. Having a morning coffee with your neighbor, Fred, one day next year: Fred: I heard some out-of-state company bought some lots on our block and plan to put up a few…
A Porn Shop Next To An Elementary School?
Editors note – photo via Alan Mas, pexels.com ______________________________________________________________________ Protecting private property rights is a foundational American value. But when someone chooses to live in a community rather than on a patch of isolated ground away from them thar city folks then there is a mutually accepted set of standards that allows for some minimal…
The Importance of Local Control in Government
Local control isn’t just a nice idea—it’s a fundamental American value. It’s in the U.S. and Montana Constitutions. It’s in both the Republican and Democratic party platforms. And if campaign promises were legally binding, most of our legislators would be legally required to defend it. Yet, here we are. Some of those same folks who…